Toilet article.



No. 807,798. PATBNTED DEC. 19, 1905. E. M. WOOD.

TOILET ARTIGLE.

APPLIOATION rum) 11.2, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILTET ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed March 2, 1905. $eria1 No. 248,031.

To all whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH M. WOOD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inToilet Articles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in toilet articles,and has for its object to provide an article adapted to be attached to amale person to prevent the soiling or wetting of the bedclothes whensaid person is an invalid or of extreme age.

l/Vith these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the device. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the device. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the de- V106.

This device is adapted to be strapped or otherwise fastened to the bodyof the person, so that the private parts will be inclosed within thedevice and the article will extend lgetdween the patients legs and restupon the In the drawings, A represents an elongated reservoir adapted toreceive the urine. The end B of the article is shaped so as to con formto the outlines of the person, and in the upper portion of the device isa passage C, in which the penis is adapted to rest, and this passage Cextends from the end B inward to the reservoir A. At the end B andunderneath the passage C is arranged a cavity D, adapted to receive andhold the scrotum, and in the lower side of this cavityD is arranged aremovable perforated plate E, and underneath the cavity D is arranged achamber F, ndth which the perforations of the plate E communicate, andthis chamber is adapted to receive any moisture escaping from thescrotum or any of the urine which might pass around the outside of thescrotum.

G is a plug having an opening formed therethrough, which is threadedthrough the lower wall of the cavity D, and to this plug is adapted tobe attached a flexible bag H, adapted to receive the moisture or floodfrom the chamber F. This bag is so attached to the plug G that it may beeasily removed and cleansed or a new bag substituted. The plug E can beremoved for the purpose of cleansing the chamber F. Thus it will be seenthat by attaching this device to any patient who cannot retain the urinelong enough to enable him to use a vessel, the urine will be caught in areservoir, as also will be any moisture expelled from the parts, so thatthe bed-clothing will not become soiled or damp, and the device can beeasily removed and emptied from time to time. n

This article may be attached to the body by straps, bands, or otherdevices in any manner desired.

The device may be made of any material desired, but of course suchmaterial would be used that would not be corroded by the urine-such aslass, porcelain, hard rubber, or the likeand the device could be made inseveral parts or in one piece.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction hereshown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. In a device of the character described, an article adapted to beattached to a male person and extend downward between the legs of saidperson, and said article provided with a passage in which the penis isadapted torest and a reservoir included within the ar ticlecommunicating with said passage, a cavity formed in the article in whichthe scrotum is adapted to rest, the lower wall of said cavity beingperforated, a chamber arranged within the article below the cavity andwith which the perforations communicate, and a flexible bag extendingfrom the lowest point plf said chamber, as and for the purpose speci- 2.As a new article of manufacture, a toilet article adapted to be attachedto a male person between the legs of the same, said ar ticle providedwith a passage in which the penis is adapted to lie, a reservoir formedin said article, communicating with said passage, the lower wall of saidpassage being much lower than the passage a cavity formed in the articlebelow the passage adapted to receive the scrotum, the lower wall of thecavity provided with an opening, a removable perforated plate fitted insaid opening, and a chamber formed in the article below the cavity withwhich the perforations of the plate communicate, and the reservoirbefore mentioned having no communication with the cavity or the chamber,and a perforated screw-plug threaded through the lower wall of thearticle and communicating with the chamber at its lowest point, and aremovable flexible bag secured to said screw-plug, as to and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ELIZABETH M. WOOD. Witnesses WM. L. WEAVER, HOWARD W. HANSON.

